2008-2009 Academic Catalog - Queens University of Charlotte

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ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
Auditing Courses
A student in the ASN program may audit a course with the consent of the dean of the School of
Nursing. The student receives no credit for an audited course, but the grade “AU” will appear
on the student's transcript. Drop/Add and course withdrawal policies apply to audited courses
and auditors are expected to attend class regularly.
Academic Grievances
The substantive judgment of a faculty member about a student’s work (grades or other evaluation
of assignments) is not within the scope of hearings regarding academic grievances. A
student may challenge only the actual and objective elements of the content of student records
(discrepancies in computation and transcription of grades), not the qualitative and subjective
elements of grading. Students who believe they have detected an error in the computation or
transcription of a grade should initiate the challenge process by the end of the first month in the
following term in which the disputed grade was given, by consulting with the faculty member
concerned. If a satisfactory agreement is not reached, the student should consult with the chair
of the department in which the dispute occurred. If a satisfactory agreement is still not reached,
the student should consult with the faculty member’s dean.
COURSE DROP, ADD OR WITHDRAWAL
See also Withdrawal and Financial Obligations.
Drop and Add
The drop and add period is limited. The deadline is designated for each term by the Registrar
on the official academic calendar. The official academic calendars are published on the Registrar’s
Web site: http://www.queens.edu/registrar. When a course is dropped during the
Drop/Add period that course is not reflected on the student’s transcript. A student who drops
all courses at Queens in his or her first semester of attendance will not have matriculated into
the University.
Withdrawal from a Course
After the drop/add period has ended the student who does not wish to continue in a course
must Withdraw from the course. The withdrawal period is limited, and is designated for each
term by the Registrar on the official academic calendar. The official academic calendars are
published on the Registrar’s Web site: http://www.queens.edu/registrar. A status of “W” will be
recorded if the student withdraws during the withdrawal period.
Late Withdrawal from a Course
After the deadline for withdrawal a student may only withdraw from a course with the approval
from the Student Qualifications Committee.
Abandoning a Class
A student who simply stops attending a class will receive a grade of “F” for the course.
Withdrawal from a Nursing Course
The School of Nursing has special policies on drop or withdrawal from a Nursing Course. Any
student, who drops/withdraws from any clinical nursing course and is interested in continuing
in nursing, must petition, in writing, to the Nursing Student Qualifications Committee (NSQC),
a standing committee of the Presbyterian School of Nursing, to request continuation in the
nursing program.
The student should include in the letter why the drop or withdrawal was necessary and what
measures will be taken to prevent a reoccurrence. The letter should be received by the NSQC
within two weeks of the end of the course/semester in which the student discontinued the
course. The student must take the course the next time it is offered, based on space available.
Placement in the next offering is not guaranteed for any student after withdrawing from a
course.